Vending apparatus.



M. P. HENVIS. VENDING lAPPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED DEO. 17, 1909.

979,854. Patented D00. 27, 1910. v *K 4 sums-sum 1.

M. I. HBNVIS.

VENDING APPARATUS.

APPLIoA'rIoN FILED mm1?, 1909.

Patented Dec. 27, 1910. l

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M. P. HBNVS.

VENDING APPARATUS.

APyLIoATIoN FILED DB0. 17, 1909.

Patented Deo.27, 1910.

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. M. P. HBNvIs.

VENDING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION PILED DE01?, 1909.

Patented Dee. ,27, 1910.

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SHAW/nto@ To all 'whom 'it may concern:

V'ui\u`T;E D STATES vIlIAURIGIll P. HENVIS, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT 0F COLUMBIA;

vENnING ArrAmiTUs.:

Application led December 17, 1909. Serial No.`538,598. i

. Be it known that I, MAURICE P. HENvis, a citizen of the United States, residing, ,at Washington, District of Columbia, have in,- vented certain newl and useful Improvements in Vending Apparatus, of which. the following is a specication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

' This invention relates. to avending apparatus and particularly to Aa construction adapted to deliver a cup, upon theinsertlon of a coin, in position -to be filled with liquid by a subsequently operated device.

The invention has for an object.4 to provide a novel and improved construction by which'a number of cups may be stored and separately delivered in upright posltion to receive liquid upon the operatlon of a separate mechanism and thus insurea positive` delivery of a single cup in proper position to be filled.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth V'and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the' drawings Figure 1 isa perspective of the apparatus; Fig. 2 is an Aenlarged vertical section; Fig. 3 is a. section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a section on line 4 4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a detail section of the measuring chamber and delivery spout; Fig. 6 is a section of the coin controlledmechanism; Fig. 7 is a detail perspective of the frontof the delivery plate; and Fig. 8 is a similar view of the under face of this plate. f

Like numerals of reference refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawing. The numeral 10 designateslhe casing of the vendor which may be o f any desired construction orA configuration, for instance that ofa bucket as shown in Fig. 1. This casing is formed at its upper portion with a refrigerating chamber 11 adapted tore'- ceive a bottle 12 or other suitable liquid receptacle. The casing may be supported in any preferred manner, for yinstance by a standard 13 provided with a waste liquid chamber 14 which communicates withlthe refrigerating chamber by a drain pipe 15,4

while the front of the standard at the delivery opening has a drain passage 16 ex? ceptacle 17 for used cups and at the upper portion thereof a coin drawer 18 is formed,

mechanism. y

The conducting pipe 19 from the refrigerating chamber is provided with a collar20 'upon the cup drum or barrel 21 is pivotallysupported. This drum is formed .with a series 'of radial guides," 22 between which cup`s'23 are disposed"upon' their sides one upon. another asshown' in Fig. 2. This drum is provided with a tubular central shaft 24 surrounding the pipel9 and having at its lower portion a ratchet feed 25 adapt- -ed' to coperate with .a pawl 26 spring pressed and carried by the oscillating de# livery plate 27 which is mounted upon the Specication of Letters Patent. I Patented Dec.' 27, 1910.

to communicate with the` coinpcontrolling base 28 and is connected to the spring 29 dis` posed at its pivot as shown in Fig. 2, to restore it. to its initial position after being shifted ltoward the right for delivering a cup. The conducting pipe 19'/is provided below n. the base 28 with a me uring chamber 30 having an inlet cock Z5 valve 31 at one side thereof and a discharge cock vor valve 32 at the opposite side thereof. 'Beyond the discharge cock a pivotedor swiveled spout 32al is attached to the valve connection land adapted lt'o deliver-the liquid to a cup when in position beneath it. The base plate has an aperture 33 adapted to cooperate with an aperture 34 in the delivery plate and above the latter a retaining nger as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. For the Y purpose of removin the delivery spout from contact with the` alling cup as it is de-` livered, the plate is formed with a depending arm 38 extending through'slot 62 in the base 28 andl connected with .spout arms or links 39 and 40 s0 that as the plate is moved toward the right the spout is swung up` ward within the curved slot 41 in the front wall 42 of the delivery chamber 43 and when the spring 29 returns this plate to its initial position the. spout is again swung above a delivered cup to dischargeliquid thereto. The delivery plate is` provided with an operating arm or handle 45 extending through a slot 66 at the front ofthe casing. 10 and' may be controlled by any desired com mechanism,

' for instance as shown in Fig. 6, where the arm 45 carries aplunger disposed withinl'a 50. This recess when in locked position is in alineme'ntswith the inlet chute 52.*." Be-` heath this'chute the casing 47` is formed. with enter the coin recess'50and engage an end wall thereof toprevent movement of the y --plunger until a coin is inserted therein to a chamber 48 withinwhich aspring'actuated detent 49 is pivoted-so that lts-'free end w1ll depresst'he detent and` permit free move ment ofthe plunger toward' the right o f the casing. This carries the coin into alinement with a chute. 5,1A through which it is dischargedinto'the money drawer 18, as shown in Fig. 1.

The valves controlling the measurmg l chamber are manually operated independent ofI the cup delivery and subsequently thereto.' This may be accomplished by a push rod casing 47 and Aprovidedwith a coin-recess 53 Vpivoted to' a connecting rod 54 which` couples the valve levers 55 for simultaneous movement oit Aboth valves (F ig. 5) The rod ,53 is forced outward by al coiled 'spring 56 disposed between the front of the casing and the head`5'( on the rod. When in outward position the valve 31I is opened to ill the measuring chamber and the valve 32 closed,

' and .when the'rod is. pushed inward a reverseoperation of' the valves occurs to de- Under liver the water from said chamber. some conditions itis desirable to hold this rod 53 against movement until a cup has been delivered and this may be don by a depending plate 58 upon the front of lthe delivery plate --and having a longitudinal slot 59 through which the rod passes and an enlarged opening 6'()-v at theleft Aend of said slot. The rod isfprovided with a springcatch v61 which is retracted as thel rod is pressed inward and sprin out to engage the inner face of the dependlng plate 5 8. This holds the push rod inward and the measuring chamber empty-until the travel of the delivery plate toward the rightfbrings thel opening 60 into alinement with the rod which then springs outward 'to till' the measuring chamber. In order' to deliver the liquid the rod is again ushed inward by hand while the delivery plate and coin plunger are immediately restored to their position at the left. The delivery plate is -limv ited in its travel bythe plate 58 which carries the handle 45 Iand is disposed in the recess 64 in the casing. The drum may be refilled in any desired manner, for instance, through a slide vdoor 63 mounted in ways G5 at the front of the casing. When this slide is lopened the cups are successively jinserted in the drum guides upontheir sides by turning the -dium away from the feed drum one ste pawl upon the delivery plate.. This avoids' nesting the cups and provides a large storseparated for accurate delivery. Thecups are thus protected against injury and dust.

vage capacity while maintaining thezcups i- When it is desired to operate the machine for the delivery of a cup a coin is inserted inthe chute F i 6 and enters the slot in the A coin plnger w ich -is-carried by the handle of the delivery plate. This coin de resses the -holding detent and i permits the p at to be swung from left to rightv during which i movement `a cup. falls through the -opening therein Fig. 8 and isguided into upright position to receive liquid by the. inclined ace as shown by dotte lines Vin Fig. 2. The

finger above, the 'apertures igs. 2 and 8. The movement of the late turns/ the cup forwar through/the pawl and ratchet F1g. 3; 'The plate is also con-` nected to the delivery spout from the measuring chamber in order to swing it to .one side 4while a cup is beingdeliveredand it is immediately .restored to' position above 4the vcup by the springl which `returns the plate to the left. The cups vare successively delivered from the lower series in the drum and those 'above' feed down the guides by gravity.

The delivery of'water is manually controlled by the push'rod connected to the valves at opposite sides of the measuring ,superposed cups arevheld in osition by. the;

chamber as shown in Fig. 5. When the rodi' I is pushed l'inward-'the chamber is discharged and when forced outward by the'spring the chamber is reilled.- vIf desired this rod may Vbe locked when once pushed inward by the spring catch thereon which engages behind the front wall of 'the delivery plate. When the plate reaches its extreme right of travel ,the rod springs outward through the enlarged opening thus refilling the .empty chamber which is discharged into a cup by subsequently pushingthe rod inward.

The invention is not confined to the joint delivery of cups and liquid and vmay be usedfor the' delivery .of cups alone by omitting lthe liquid controlling, parts'and means for supplying liquid thereto. It will therefore be seen that this inventionl rovides a simple, efficient and economica apparatus adapted for the delivery of either cup yor cups and water.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits-owhat I claim and desire to .secure by Letters Patent is l 1. In a vending apparatus, a drum having vv ly constructed upon its periphery a series -of guid'e Ways y 4adapted to retain a plurality of superposedarticles lin horizontal dis osed drumV havin upon its periphery a. series of parallel gui e ways adapted to contain superposed articlesin horizontal position, :in-oscillating delivery plate disposed beneathfsaid guide ways `and connected tov rotate the drum, and means for supporting A one en d of anarticle durin `its A delivery to -cause itto assume a vertica position.

3, In a vending apparatus, a drum having upon its periphery a series of vertical guide* Ways adapte to retain superposed articles in horizontal position, an 4oscillating plate beneath said ide way and vmovable in one direction to impart an intermittent movement to said drum, means for automatically restoring said plate to its initial position,-

and means for suppiorting one end of an article during its de very'to causeA it to assuine a vertical position.

4. Iii a vending apparatus,la drum having upon its periphery a series of vertical guide Ways adapted to retain superposed articles in horizontal position, an oscillating plate beneath said guide ways and connected to intermittently move said drum, means for automatically restoring said plate to its initial position, means 'for latching said plate in restored (positiom-and means for supporting one en of an article durin'g its de ivery to cause it to-v assume a vertical position.

5. In a vending apparatus, a drum having `up'on its periphery a series of parallel vertical guide Ways adapted.. to retain a series v'of cups in horizontal position, a delivery Qplate disposed beneath said drum and comovable means beneath said drum connected to rotate it and for releasing a cup therefrom, and an inclined guide face disposed to vengageone end of a-released cup.

VIA6.0 9. -Ina vending-, apparatus, a vertically nected to rotate the saine, and means for guiding said cups into upright` position as. delivered.

6. In a vendingapparatuS, `a vertically disposed cup retaining drum'adapted to retain a series of cups in horizontal position, movable means beneath said drum connected to rotate it and for releasing cups therefrom and.means for guidinga released cup into upright position. f

7. In a vending apparatus, a vertically disposed cup retaining drum adapted to retain a series of cups in horizontal position, movable means beneath said drum connected to rotate it and for releasing cups therefrom,

and `an inclined face disposed to guide a released cup into upright position.

8. In a.. vending apparatus, a vertically disposed cup retaining ldrinn adaptedto rea series of cups` in horizontal position,

'z -.disposed cup retaining drum adapted to retain a series-of cu sin horizontal position,

an apertured osci atingplate beneath said drum and connected to rotate it, and means beneath said plate to guide a` delivered cup into upright position.

' '10. In a vending apparatus, a pivoted cup retainin drum adapted to retain a series of cups inhorizontal position and provided with a ratchet, andan apertured oscillating ideliver plate having a aWl to engage and intermittently feed said rum. 11. In a vendin apparatus, a pivoted cup retaining drum a apted to retain a series of cups in horizontal position and provided witha ratchet, an apertured oscillating delivery plate, and a spring actuated p awl upon said plate to engage said ratchet.

12. In a vending. fapparatus, a pivoted drum having Vupon its periphery a series of vertical cup retaining guides, a ratchet upon said drum, an apertured delivery plate beneath said drum, a pawl upon said plate to intermittently feed 'said drum'by engage- -mentf with the ratchet thereon.

' 13. In -a vending apparatus, a pivoted drum having upon its periphery a series of vertical cup retaining guides,a ratchet upon said drum, an apertured delivery plate beiiger spa-ced above said aperture and adapted to travel through said guides.

14. In a vending apparatus, a pivoted drum havingupon its. periphery a series of vertical cup retaining guides, a ratchet upon said drum, an aperturedI vdelivery plate '-90 neath said drum,a feed pawl upon saidplae Y to engage said ratchet, and a supporting' a -recess to receive said projection.

ing a chamber at its upper portion and a supporting means depending therefrom, a

drum rotatably mounted upon said means and having vertical cup retaining ides upon its periphery, a ratchet carried y said drum, an apertured delivery plate pivotally supported beneath said drum and provided with an operating handle, and a pawl carried by said plate toeigage said ratchet.

17.-' I-Iija ven ing supporting means .depending therefrom, a drum rotatably mounted upon said means and having vertical cup l guides uponits periphery, an` apertured" delivery plate pivotally supported Vbeneath said drum, means upon lsaid plate for intermittently rotating said drum, and a tension spring-,1.30

Aapparatus, a casing havff ing a chamber at`1ts uppjer portion and a ronneeted to said support-ing means and plate for restoring the latter-to its lmtlal position.

said drum, an'npetin'ed delivery 'platte be? nenth said drinn, a pawln 0n said plate to' intermittently feed -said rum by engagenient witlrtlle ratchet'. thereon, a easing tor snid'drnni' providedwvith a filling opening in its` side wall, :ind :L closure for .said opening.

19. Ill-:1 vending apparatus, :1 -casing, a ldrnnl disposed therein and havingsnpon its periphery a series of parallel vertcal guide ways adapted to retinn snperposed articlesin horizontal positimn' an apertured base .plate benenth said Ways, an apertured d'elivery plate mounted thereon. beneath the n'n'ys and eol'inected to rotnte'said drum, and means forsnpportlng one end of an article hn-ings its delivery to cause 1t toassnme a vertical position. .v

v n testimony whereof I aflix my Signature 

